Clean Meter Box Door

Basq

Not a Electrical question in the strictest sense..

.. but have a large eyesore of particularly dirty meter box doors at front of my house (particularly after wall around them has been freshly painted).

Any idea how best to clean them as don't particularly want to paint them.

Thanks in advance.

lucalux

It kind of depends on the plastic housing? Rough or smooth etc.

I've used Cif/Jif/cream cleaner to scrub them first, with a cleaning sponge. Try a scrub of dish soap/fairy then, and spraying on a bleach spray and leaving for 15mins before rinsing with clean water, can really help whiten it up.

Might need a couple goes of whichever depending on how much is dirt and how much is discoloration. A toothbrush comes in handy for seams/nooks too, be surprised the difference a proper go makes

Edited to say if you meant metal housing all of the above stands but easier on the bleach spray/rinse v well

listermint

Masking tape. And a spray can from Halfords or woodies . Take you the guts of 60 seconds

Gael23

Cif Cream and a green scrubber. Might take a bit of scrubbing but it will work

gibgodsman

If they have gone yellow you will need hydrogen peroxide to return the white to the plastic, since you cannot really remove the door in order to bleach it, a spray paint is your best bet

Gael23

gibgodsman wrote: »

If they have gone yellow you will need hydrogen peroxide to return the white to the plastic, since you cannot really remove the door in order to bleach it, a spray paint is your best bet

Good point but I would still try Cif before bleach

L1011

It's not normal bleach you use if de-yellowing plastics anyway